1986 NSL Cup final

Football match
1986 NSL Cup final
Event1986 NSL Cup
Adelaide Hellas Sydney City
2 3
Date17 September 1986 (1986-09-17)
VenueHindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
RefereeStewart Mellings
Attendance3,200
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The 1986 NSL Cup final was the final match of the 1986 NSL Cup, the tenth season of the National Soccer League Cup. It was played at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide on 17 September 1986 between Adelaide Hellas and Sydney City.[1]

Sydney City won the match 3–2 for their first NSL Cup title.[2] As winners Sydney City qualified for the Oceania Cup Winners' Cup.

Route to the final

Adelaide Hellas Round Sydney City
Opposition Score Opposition Score
Salisbury United (H) 3–0 R1 Sydney Croatia (A) 3–0
Adelaide City (H) 1–0 R2 Newcastle Rosebud United (H) 2–0
Croydon City (H) 2–1 QF Brisbane City (A) 3–1
Canberra City (H) 3–1 (a.e.t.) SF Heidelberg United (A) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue

Match

Details

Adelaide Hellas2–3 (a.e.t.)Sydney City
  • Hristodoulou 49', 112'
 Report
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Stewart Mellings
GK Australia Gary Sproul
DF 4 Australia Robbie Dunn
DF 5 Australia Brenton Hiern
DF 10 Australia Chris Manou
MF 11 Australia Alan Scott
MF 7 Australia Lou Hristodoulou
MF 13 Australia John Panagis
MF Australia Steve Atsalas
MF 14 Australia George Papadopoulos downward-facing red arrow 120'
FW 6 Scotland Graham Honeyman
FW 8 Australia George Konstandopoulos
Substitutes:
MF Australia George Haniotis upward-facing green arrow 120'
Head Coach:
Australia Edmund Kreft
GK 1 Australia Brett Hughes
MF 2 Australia Ean Rodrigues downward-facing red arrow 37'
DF 3 Australia Alex Robertson
DF Australia Robbie Hooker
DF 5 Australia Jean-Paul de Marigny
MF 12 Australia Ian Souness
MF 11 Australia Grant Lee
MF 6 Australia Murray Barnes downward-facing red arrow 88'
FW 9 Australia Frank Farina
FW 10 Australia John Kosmina
Substitutes:
FW Australia Abbas Saad upward-facing green arrow 37'
FW Australia Andy Harper upward-facing green arrow 88'
Head Coach:
Scotland Eddie Thomson

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level

References

  1. ^ "National Soccer Cup Final 1986 – Adelaide Hellas versus Sydney City". NSL Souvenir Programme.
  2. ^ "A first for Hakoah, thanks to Farina". Soccer Action. Vol. 11, no. 35. 24 September 1986. p. 4.
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